Jeremy Herbert

when a restaurant has a Pepsi machine and no Dr. Pepper

“The Bill Pullman Type isn’t a list of attributes but an absolute—just looking at him, you believe this poor bastard is the cause of all his own problems and pray that he might be the solution to them just this once, stupid hairdo or no,” @ddayfilms.bsky.social writes.

is that a lot?

Push & Pullman: Ruthless People With Lucky Numbers — Crooked Marquee Bill Pullman has stolen two forgotten comedies about perfect crimes and imperfect criminals with strangely similar supporting roles that remind just how much we've always taken him for granted.

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a promo header showing a red still of Bill Pullman from Ruthless People and a blue still of Bill Pullman from Lucky Numbers surrounding the title "Push and Pullman: Ruthless People and Lucky Numbers"

In my latest piece for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social, I compared rhyming Bill Pullman performances in Ruthless People and Lucky Numbers, as dumb crook and lazy cop, to venerate one of our most underappreciated players. Read on below.

Spiritually Conner O’Malley

Bill Pullman has stolen two forgotten comedies about perfect crimes and imperfect criminals with strangely similar supporting roles that remind just how much we've always taken him for granted:

Crooked Marquee’s Bad Romances: I Love You to Death — Crooked Marquee Beneath the pitch-black comedy that audiences rejected it for, Lawrence Kasdan's 1990 farce is a heartwarming, true story about how love is stronger than bullets, car bombs, and attempted murder convi...

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a promo banner for my article showing Kevin Kline with a bandage around his head and all the supporting characters poking out of it; "Bad Romances: I Love You to Death" and the Crooked Marquee logo

For @crooked-marquee.bsky.social's annual Bad Romance series, I pledged my heart to I Love You to Death, the touching true story that proves love is stronger than bullets, car bombs, and attempted murder convictions. Read on at the link below.

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and Love Without Nickname — Crooked Marquee It may not be a conventional Valentine’s Day pick, but it’s the most romantic movie Clint Eastwood made until his journey to Madison County.

It may not be a conventional Valentine’s Day pick, @ddayfilms.bsky.social writes, but 'Thunderbolt & Lightfoot' is the most romantic movie Clint Eastwood made until his journey to Madison County: crookedmarquee.com/thunderbolt-...

a still from The Couch Trip showing Dan Aykroyd eagerly holding a radio microphone while talking away

Won't be long now until I have a screener of Blood & Rust, my feature debut, so hit me up if you'd like to record my semi-dulcet tones talking about making a horror movie as if it fell off a video store shelf in 1986.

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Shaft Strikes Again by Isaac Hayes from Shaft (Music From The Soundtrack) YouTube video by Isaac Hayes

Please enjoy this Isaac Hayes track from the Shaft soundtrack that, despite being called "Shaft Strikes Again" sounds exactly like Animal Crossing music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Af...

a still from The Couch Trip showing Dan Aykroyd eagerly holding a radio microphone while talking away

Won't be long now until I have a screener of Blood & Rust, my feature debut, so hit me up if you'd like to record my semi-dulcet tones talking about making a horror movie as if it fell off a video store shelf in 1986.

Listening to the Leonard Maltin episode of Gilbert Gottfried's podcast. He reveals his tricks to avoid telling filmmakers that he didn't like their work without lying. His best: "Nobody enjoyed it more than I did."

A ★★★★ review of Shelter (2026) So ends the Jason Statham Doesn't Want To Do This Anymore trilogy. Instead of keeping bees or, uh, working, he's a plain ol' recluse in this one. I know he doesn't actually want to stop making occupat...

Can't wait to catch up with my good friend Jason Statham next January: boxd.it/cYQw03

that super tall man creepin up behind a gal in It Follows

outta my way lady i gotta write Jurassic Park

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a close-up of de-aged Sam Neill from the new Jurassic Park Xfinity commercial

when I bump my elbow just right

I work with a real jerk, can't stand him, don't even think he knows my name. Today he's suddenly the nicest guy here. Knows my name, knows everyone's name. He's playing the piano. Just saw him surprise a young couple with wrestlemania tickets.

a still from Supernova showing Robert Forster talking into a recorder while watching Tom & Jerry cartoons

asking my TV to show me old cartoons

The time I asked Pierce Brosnan about being directed by Brett Ratner.

CHOTINER: And the pizza place, what’s it called?

ME: Dominos.

CHOTINER: Right. And you can order from your laptop?

ME: Yeah. Well, I can also use my phone. Sometimes that’s quicker.

CHOTINER: And all the food in your fridge and pantry. When do you eat that?

ME: Now hang on a second,

Folks, I'm starting The X-Files.

HBO’s Barry. Two studio cogs for a fictional streaming service. The captions read, “Nobody knows anything, except the algorithm.”

it’s a joke about streaming services, but this is what the most powerful people now actually believe.

A leviathan is the last thing I need right now.

a photo I took of a young gorilla behind glass with myself caught in the reflection

we are all brothers